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Pierre Hevey (October 21, 1831 – March 21, 1910) was a Canadian-born American priest, and second pastor of Ste. Marie Church in
Manchester, New Hampshire Manchester is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. It is the most populous city in New Hampshire. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 115,644. Manchester is, along with Nashua, one of two seats of New Ha ...
, in the early 20th century. He played a key role in the establishment of the first
credit union A credit union, a type of financial institution similar to a commercial bank, is a member-owned nonprofit financial cooperative. Credit unions generally provide services to members similar to retail banks, including deposit accounts, provisi ...
in the United States on November 24, 1908, to help his parishioners save money and access credit at a reasonable cost. Hevey was born on October 21, 1831, in
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. He died on March 21, 1910, in the McGregorville neighborhood of Manchester.


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* New Hampshire Historical Marker No. 208: St. Mary's Bank Credit Union / La Caisse Populaire Sainte-Marie ;People *Attorney
Joseph Boivin Attorney Joseph Boivin (September 21, 1866 - July 6, 1930) was a co-founder and first president of the first credit union established in the United States, St. Marie's Cooperative Credit Association. The son of Stanislas and Marie (Doucet) Boivin, J ...
* Edward Filene * Alphonse Desjardins ;Places *
America's Credit Union Museum America's Credit Union Museum is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, on the site of the first credit union founded in the United States. The museum is housed at the original location for St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association, renamed in 192 ...
* Ste. Marie Church (Manchester, New Hampshire) *
Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District The Sainte Marie Roman Catholic Church Parish Historic District, located in the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, United States, includes seven red brick buildings dating from the late 19th century and 20th century. The district was placed on t ...


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American Roman Catholic priests American cooperative organizers Credit unions of the United States People from Manchester, New Hampshire Catholics from New Hampshire 1831 births 1910 deaths {{RC-clergy-stub